Soldiers unhappy with memorial

Apparently some of the soldiers who went from the West Harbour district are not pleased because their regimental and reinforcement numbers are not being inscribed along with their names on the district war memorial. At the council meeting last night Cr Robb stated that the three councillors who undertook to have the names inscribed in alphabetical order were now being “blackguarded” for the arrangement. The Mayor protested strongly against any attempt at discrimination. He reminded

councillors that the matter had been thrashed out before and that a public meeting approved of the course now being taken. He pointed out that there were many young soldiers who went away as soon as they came of age, and it would not be fair to them if their numbers were put up without explanation. The council was not concerned with conscripts or volunteers, or whether a man went away with the first or the 31st reinforcements. Every man who had gone had placed his life in danger in the cause of his country.